East Meadow, NY Housing Market & City Data

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38,029
Population Estimate
$451,989
Median Home Value
95.9%
Employment Rate
38.3%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$515
Median Listing Price$893,500
Median Days on Market39
Active Listings48
New Listings28
Total Listings (Active + Pending)88
Avg Listing Price$1,010,333
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-5%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY4%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.33
Family Dual Income61.4
Median Household Income$106,409
Median Individual Income$41,509
Home Ownership86.2%
Home Value$451,989
Median Rent$2,144
Rent Burden41.1%
Poverty4.4%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED8.9%
  • Highschool Education27.9%
  • Some College25.0%
  • Bachelors Degree22.0%
  • Graduate Degree16.3%
  • Total College or Above38.3%
  • Stem Degree42.1%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male48.6%
  • Female51.4%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married51.8%
  • Divorced9.2%
  • Never Married30.7%
  • Widowed8.3%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityEast Meadow
State IDNY
Population38,029

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1821.9%
19–2913.5%
30–3912.2%
40–4911.5%
Age Group% of Population
50–5913.4%
60–6913.1%
70–797.1%
80+7.2%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation60.4%
Unemployment Rate4.1%
Disabled11.5%

ETHNICITY

White68.2%
Black6.4%
Asian13.1%
Native American0.4%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other9.2%
Multiple2.7%

OTHER

Hispanic16.5%
Limited English3.0%
Health Uninsured4.5%
Veteran5.5%

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